Ingredients

• 100g/3½oz plain flour
• 1 free-range egg
• pinch salt
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ onion
• chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• finely chopped
• 200g/7oz fresh chopped tomatoes
• handful fresh basil
• chopped
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

• To make the spaghetti
• mix the flour with the egg and salt in a blender until combined.
• Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for one minute.
• Wrap the dough in cling film and rest in the fridge for five minutes.
• Roll the dough through a pasta machine according to the manufacturer's instructions until very thin.
• Roll the dough through the spaghetti setting on the pasta machine and set the fresh spaghetti aside until you are ready to cook it.
• To make the sauce
• heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened
• but not browned.
• Add the tomatoes and cook until broken down.
• Cook the pasta in a large pan of salted boiling water for 30 seconds
• before draining well.
• Stir the basil through the tomato sauce and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Serve the pasta in a serving bowl with the sauce spooned over.